A/N: Thanks to those who followed and fav'ed this story, it means a lot. Here is Chapter 4 Part 1, I had too much planned for this chapter for it to fit into one whole chapter, so I separated it. Anyway, I hope you like the story so far, I am doing my best to keep it somewhat interesting. Without further ado, here's chapter 4!

Chapter 4: Acting on a Promise Part 1

Six years had passed mostly in the blink of an eye to Rin. Her brunette hair had grown out like her mother's hair was, her height had changed, and a few scars were visible on her arms. Though the most apparent appearance change was the Jonin vest she wore. She was considered one of the best ninja in her village, though she was petitioned to join the ANBU, she declined, multiple times. All the training she had went through the past six years had really been brought to light. Her medical ninjutsu was on par with Tsunade's and Shizune's, though she lacked the squeamishness that Tsunade had from the sight of blood. Kakashi had taught her about teamwork and how to better control her chakra. Jiriaya had taught her mostly all of her father's jutsu, but not the one limited to their blood line.

Naruto and Hinata were progression through their portion of the training with flying colors. With Rin's watchful eye, Naruto had grown to always be aware of his surrounds. He could see through almost any trick, and could most defiantly hold his own in a fight for his age. Hinata, though quieter than most her age, wasn't far behind Naruto. Having the use of the Byakugan at such a young age opened her up to a whole new world of hand to hand fighting that even Naruto couldn't master, none the less he could hold his own against her.

Though Hinata and Naruto spared often, the two were inseparable. Mostly due to the fact that Hinata's mother had died two years ago in an attempted kid napping, Hinata spent the night with Naruto 5-6 nights a week because of her father pushing her harder and harder. Rin really didn't blame her, Hiashi had went into a deep state of depression after his wife passed, driving everyone in his clan to train harder and become stronger, but his own daughter suffered the most.

As the thoughts of years passed flowed through her head, she kept walking down the path she was on. She had just finished a solo mission to the Land of Stars, High Priority Escort missions just weren't her thing, but the pay was good. She reached in her pocket and pulled out a pair of ear buds and a music device. She placed the ear buds in her ears and turned the device on as rock music began playing.

Music seemed to calm her thoughts down. She had another 2 hour walk before she was back at the village and she intended to let her mind rest the entire way, not lowering her senses to what's around her though. Suddenly she felt a tug on the back of her jacket. She turned around to a little girl with jet black hair holding a small bag in her hand. Rin leans down in front of the girl as she takes her ear buds out and looks her in the eye's all the while smiling.

"What is it Nina, are you tired?" asked Rin, knowing the girl had followed her for the past 16 hours and not once asked to slow down or take a break. The girl nodded but then started to frown as if she had let Rin down. "Yes…"

Rin, who's legs were all but telling her to sit down for a while herself, sat on the ground in a heap and is soon followed by Nina. "We'll rest here for a few minute's Nina." Said Rin as she pulled her back pack off and sat it in front of her. She reached inside and took out a canteen of water. She took the top off and handed it to Nina who downed half of it. Nina handed it to Rin who finished off the rest, dropping the canteen into the backpack when she was done.

"I'm impressed that you waited until now to ask for a break Nina, you're showing the same kind of attitude my little brother does."

Nina just looked at the ground. Rin knew that what Nina had gone through in her previous village was not something anyone would want to go through. Her parents were both murdered because of the power's they possessed. Nina was rescued by a village elder and hidden. The elders contacted Konoha and requested that they take in Nina as a refugee, which they agreed. Rin was sent to the village alone as not to cause debate about a full team's presence being a military operation in that village.

Rin had taken charge of Nina, and was back on their way to Konoha when a group of people surrounded them demanding Rin and the girl over. They were quickly dispatched, those who survived Rin's relentless attack's staggered off.

They hadn't been attacked again since then, though Rin knew she wasn't out of the woods yet till they got back to Konoha. Suddenly her train of though was broken by Nina wrapping her arms around Rin, embracing her as tight as she could.

"Thank you, Rin-sama, since mother and father died, you're the first person to stand up for me." It was as if Nina had read Rin's thoughts, but on instinct, Rin hugged her back. "Anyone from my village would have done it Nina," That's a cold hearted lie… she thought. But if it kept Nina's emotions in check then she didn't see any trouble in it. "I know things in our village are very different then in yours, Nina, but I will personally see to it that my Hokage puts you with a family that isn't afraid of your special powers." She leans over to Nina and look at her, "You'll always have me looking out for you Nina, so if you have any problems when we get there, I'll be glad to handle them for you. That's a promise."

Nina smiled for the first time since Rin had known her. Throwing the back pack back on and lifting Nina up onto her shoulders, Rin began walking again. "I'll carry you Nina, don't wanna keep the Hokage waiting do we?"

With that Rin and Nina continued to the village. Once inside the gates and in the Hokage tower they made their way to the Hokage's chamber. Approaching the doors to the chamber, two ANBU stepped in front of the door blocking it. Rin stopped in front of them and stopped. "Wolf, Bear; you already know why I'm here. Please let me inside."

The two ANBU stepped aside and allowed her to enter the room. Inside, she saw a high back chair turned away from the door towards the window. Usually when the Hokage hears someone enter, they turn to see who it is. There was also the smell of sake in the air. Rin let Nina down and went to the desk. She knew the Hokage had stayed up most of the night drinking. So when she grabbed the chair, she used all her strength to turn spin it.

Spinning in the middle of the floor, the chair finally came to a halt and Tsunade slammed out of it to the floor, dizzy and confused. She jumped to her feet ready to fight when she noticed Rin standing there smiling and Nina hiding behind her.

"WHAT THE HELL?! Is that how you wake your mother after she spent countless nights up worrying about her daughter?"

"No, that's how I wake my mother after she spent her entire night getting drunk." said Rin sarcastically. Knowing her mother's new duties of being the Godaime were more important than her love for Sake, Rin began scolding Tsunade.

"You know as well as I do that if something were to happen to the village while I was gone, that you would be in no position to fight! Why insist on drinking in the office if all you do is drink too much and end up passing out?"

"It was just a one night thing, Rin, I'll be fine. Besides, even if I was drunk enough to be rendered useless, Shizune is more than capable of running the village. But, that's beside the point. Let's get down to the mission briefing."

Rin went to a corner of the room and grabbed two chairs. She sat both down in front of the desk and helped Nina into one before she and Tsunade sat in their own. Tsunade opened a drawer on her desk and pulled out some papers.

"Alright, let me hear it all. Don't spare me any details." She really wanted to hear why anyone would want to hurt that innocent looking girl that sat before her.

"Well," said Rin after a few seconds. "I got to the village without incident, met up with the elder who was indeed in possession of Nina here. I took possession of her after a background story on her predicament and we left. It was maybe an hour later when a group of civilians decided to surround us demanding I hand over Nina to them or they would blah blah blah so on. Needless to say, Godaime, I dispatched them and immediately got Nina away from the location. We didn't stop till we were two hours out for a rest."

Tsunade, still interested in hearing the girl's full story only having heard bits and pieces from the summons they received for help, pressed on. "So what's her full story?"

Rin saw Nina throw her hands over her ears. She didn't want to hear it, and truthfully, Rin didn't want to repeat it. "Her parent's bloodline limit had been found out. It seems that they were masters of the scythe, only their limit allowed them to manipulate the wind, and many other things around them when using the scythe. The village she lived in started to fear that her parents and entire clan would revolt against and kill the villagers. So, without proper thinking, they attacked one night, Nina was only saved by an Elder who managed to sneak her away in time. The elder is the one who contacted us, and has asked we accept Nina into the village as our own. He fears for her life if she were to be returned to the Land of Stars."

Tsunade was struck with sorrow form hearing the girl's story. She looked at Nina and managed to smile. Nina uncovered her ears just as Tsunade started talking. "Nina, I, the Godaime of Konohagakure, would like to welcome you as our village's newest member. You don't have to worry about going back to that village. I will inform all the clan heads of our newest arrival during our next council meeting."

Nina stood from the chair and bowed. "Arigato Godaime-sama."

"Now, about your room and board. I don't have anyone available in the village at this time, or even ready to take in a new member as a matter of fact. So," looks at Rin "Both me and Rin would love it if you were to stay with us. Think of it as a kind of protection in case someone from your village decides to show up."

Rin, shocked by what Tsunade had said had her mouth hanging. "But mother…are you sure about this?"

Tsunade sat back in her seat and eye's Rin. "Though the old man had good intentions, I'm not gonna leave this girl with another family knowing that I am the Hokage, like Sarutobi had done with you and Naruto. I see it only fit that we take care of her. Besides, Naruto would love having a new friend around. Don't you agree?"

Rin sat there for a second thinking on it, for once, she and Tsunade were actually agreeing on something. She didn't want Nina going to some other family, Rin felt that they would just try to harbor Nina's power as their own in time. "Yea, I agree. I can take her home right now if you wish and get the spare bedroom set up for her."

Tsunade nodded in agreement, "Yea, I'm done here anyway. Make sure that she is introduced to Naruto, Hinata too since I'm sure she's with him."

Rin nods and stands up, taking Nina's hand. Nina looks zoned out and her reaction time had slowed. Rin can tell that Nina is fighting to stay awake, the cool air condition room and the fact that she was sitting set in hard on the small girl. Rin grabbed Nina up and started carrying her on her back as she left the room.

Tsunade watched as both of them left the room and then suddenly zoned out. It wasn't until Shizune walked in that she snapped back into reality.

"Are you alright?"

Tsunade just turned the chair back around and looked out the windows behind her. "Perfectly fine, Shizune. I want you to send a word to the council members. I want to meet with them tonight if possible."

Shizune bowed, thought Tsunade wasn't looking, she still wanted to be formal. "Hai"

"One more thing Shizune…" Tsunade turns to face Shizune. "Don't you think Rin has grown up to be just like her mother?"

Shizune was dumbfounded by the question, "I'm sorry milady, but I never knew Kushina personally."

Tsunade had realized that she had never introduced Shizune to Kushina, and started beating herself up inside. "Well, if you knew her, you would agree with me. She's the spitting image of her mother, just with brunette hair instead of red. Either way, I thought I was sitting there talking to Kushina a few moments ago. Anyway, I have to get these mission reports filed. Go notify the clan heads and report back their answers."

Shizune bowed once again. "Hai" Shizune turns and leaves the room, leaving Tsunade to her work

(Later at Rin's house)

Rin had brought Nina home with her per Tsunade's orders. After showing her around the house, she went to the spare bedroom and set it up so Nina could stay. After getting her settled in, Nina fell asleep quicker than Rin had seen anyone before, so she decided to let her sleep and headed to her room herself. Walking through the door, she threw her gear in the corner. She had wanted to get out of her clunky battle gear for a while, so she went to her dresser and got a pair of baggy shorts and a t shirt out and changed into them. She went over to her vest and took her mp3 player from it and put the ear buds in her ears and turned it on again as she jumped onto her bed and stared at the ceiling. She could feel a gentle breeze start blowing from the window, which was just enough to send her to sleep.

An hour passed by, with Rin sleeping away. She rolled to her side and only opened her eyes just a little to see if the sun was still in the sky but was startled by the figure that stood there in her window sill. Rin shot straight up but relaxed when she saw it was her friend Anko.

"Slacking on the job are we?" said Anko in a joking tone. The blue tinted black haired girl sat there staring at Rin, though she had on her usual fishnet under cloths, her trench coat seemed to cover the right spots all the time. She had a weapons pouch tied to her side and a kunai on her back, the same way Rin had. She stepped down from the window and slide down to the floor against the wall.

"You know, your brother really doesn't put up with people messing with Hinata."

Rin, sitting with her legs crossed on the bed and putting her mp3 player on the table next to it, actually laughed at what Anko said. "That I believe, he always has been. Plus when they are out and about in the village together its rare not to see them hand in hand. Anyway, did he get into any trouble while I was gone?"

Anko nodded, "Just the usual trouble, except this time he surprised me and got into a fist fight with an Uchiha boy. Needless to say he bloodied the boys nose before I got them pulled apart."

Rin somehow felt a since of pride from teaching her brother how to fist fight. Knowing what the usual cause of Naruto getting into fights was, she just wanted to hear Anko tell her. "Do I have to ask why he get into a fight with the boy?"

Anko shook her head, "You already know, the boy said something about Hinata and Naruto took up for her as usual." Smiling Anko turned her head to see a picture of Naruto on the wall. "If only I had a boy like that in my life right now. Hell no, I want a man like that in my life."

Rin couldn't help but laugh. "Anko, you haven't been worrying about him anymore have you?"

Anko blushed a deep shade of red before she managed to choke out some words. "Are you crazy Rin? He's got a girlfriend for your information. I mean we all know he deserves better than that hussy any…"

Rin busted out in laughter and fell back on her bed holding her side. "You really have been. You still love him don't you? You love Riyuki don't you?

Anko was only becoming redder, "So what if I do, I don't see you complaining every time Misashi comes up to you when you're in the middle of something important. Baka Rin…"

Rin could sense the anger in Anko's voice and decided to let things cool off, "Alright Anko, I'm sorry. It just seemed fitting to pick on you since you were picking on my brother."

Rin can hear as the front door to the house flies open and can hear her younger brother's voice start to get closer to her door. As she turns toward it, it flies open and in steps a spikey haird blonde boy about 6 years old, and a girl with black hair following in behind him with pale eyes.

"Nee-san, when did you get back?" Noticing Anko, he sticks and tongue out at her as she quickly sticker hers out at him.

"Not too long ago, how was your training with Kakashi today?" asked Rin

"Eh, right now he's just doing a refresher course. Ever since Pervy Sage's new book came out, Kakashi-sensei has buried himself in it." said Naruto.

"Why can't I have refresher courses with Kakashi-sensei" murmured Anko in a sly tone of voice. Rin shot her a sarcastic look.

The look is broken by the sound of the door to the room next to Rin's open and footsteps can be heard down the hall. Just as Nina rounds the corner into the room to see what's going on, Hinata is down in her Jyūken fighting style. "Byakugan!" she yelled.

Nina sensing a threat got into her fighting style as she held her hand out. "RELEASE!" A light appears in the palm of her hand and grows in length, as it stops growing she twirls the long scythe shaped light above her head before resting it with the blade towards Hinata.

Naruto who has seen what's going on has turned with a kunai in his hand ready to strike. Rin, in a blink of an eye is between the three. "STOP!"

Rin looks between Hinata and Nina. "Hinata, Nina is our guest here, she is not here to hurt you or Naruto." Looks at Nina and see's that her blue eyes have turned silver. "Nina, they aren't gonna hurt you, dismiss the scythe please."

Nina hesitates, but straights up as the scythe disappears into a tiny flash of light. Hinata, not sensing anymore danger, deactivates her Byakugon. Naruto though still has his kunai out.

"Nee-san, who is this girl..."

Rin walks to Naruto and takes the kunai from his hand and tosses it to Anko, who is still sitting on the floor with an amazed look on her face. "She's staying with us for a while. Now I want you all too just calm down for a minute and breathe. No need to be at each other throats before you even have a chance to introduce yourselves."

Hinata hesitates but is the first to bow at Nina. "I'm sorry for taking you as an intruder. I am Hyuga Hinata, please accept my apologies."

Nina bowed back, "I accept, my name is Yato Nina." she said in a kind of cold voice.

Naruto, still mad that the girl he didn't even know had pulled that stunt with Hinata, still glared at her. Rin noticed the look in his eye's a bopped him on the head. "Be nice Naruto, I said she is our quest."

Knowing that the next hit from Rin was gonna be harder, he complied and bowed. "I am Senju Naruto, please forgive me Nina-chan.

Nina nods her acknowledgement as Rin is now ushering them out of her room. "Ok guy's I want you to get to know one another. Big sis here has a friend over at the moment."

Naruto turns to Rin and pauses, "Nee-san, Hinata-chan wants to spend the night, is that okay?"

Rin nods, knowing that Hinata always stays here and her answer is always the same, she was at least happy he was asking her permission instead of doing it anyway. "Of course Naruto. Hinata is always welcome, you know that."

Smiling, Naruto grabs Hinata's hand and heads out. To Rin's surprise, Nina follows Naruto out and closes the door behind her. Rin goes over to her bed and flops down on it covering her eyes with her hands.

"What the hell kinda little girl is that? Girls her age that I know still play with dolls, not scythe's…" said Anko coldly, referring to what she had just witnessed from Nina.

"I'm just guessing that what she say from Hinata was a threat to her, though I agree it surprised me too."

The room was silent for a few more moments before Anko got to her feet and was leaning towards the window. "I'll be going now," said Anko as she turned to look at Rin. "I'm going to see what I can get into. See ya" With that, she climbed through the window and was gone.

"Yea….see ya." mumbled Rin as she laid there, images of what had happened a few moments ago still playing in her head. How well trained is Nina… she thought. Soon, her head was blank, and she was fast asleep.